Printing

Printing is available from our patron computers as well as our our Wi-fi hotspot.

Community Outreach Services

The Thelma Brown Memorial Outreach Services provide library services & materials for underserved populations with a focus on seniors, children & the homebound.

The West Lafayette Public Library Outreach Services are named in honor of Thelma Brown, a longtime supporter of the Library & member of the Friends of the Library.

Community Outreach includes service to:

Senior Facilities

We deliver patron requests and a browsing collection to local senior facilities on a bi-weekly schedule.

Daycare Facilities

We deliver age appropriate books to local daycare facilities on a bi-weekly schedule for use at school.

Homebound Patrons

We deliver library materials to patrons residing in the jurisdiction of The West Lafayette Public Library who are unable to visit the library due to disability, age or extended illness.

Outreach Services is looking for volunteers who are willing to help select and deliver library materials.

To apply for outreach service or to volunteer, please call Beth Will at 765-743-2261.

Or email Beth at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Library also partners with WALLA, Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association.

Proctoring at the West Lafayette Public Library

Proctoring fee is $25.00 per test for the first 3 hours scheduled and $10.00 per additional hour scheduled for that test. If we print out the test there is a printing fee of $.10 per page, usually about $2.00 per test. The proctoring fee is assessed for missed appointments unless cancelled before the appointment. Please be sure to bring your picture ID when you come to take the exam.

Please contact Proctor Services at least 1 week before you need to take your test to get on the schedule. We have to fit your test into our other duties; therefore not all of the Library's operating hours are available for testing. Email is the preferred contact method: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We suggest getting both of our available proctors approved so that you have more flexibility for scheduling.

Primary contact: Ruth Cushman, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. West Lafayette Public Library 208 W. Columbia West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-743-2261 Fax: 765-743-0540

Ruth Cushman, Patron Services LibrarianHighest Degree: BS from Iowa State University & BS from Purdue University

Circulation

The Library is a public lending library. Registered Library patrons in good standing can borrow books, DVDs, audiobooks and other materials that circulate. See the Library Collections for more details.

Rgistered residents of our Library district are eligible to place holds on books and audionbooks in other libraries that are members of the Evergreen Consortia.

We have a large collection of reference materials, including extensive consumer and investment information. As a member of Evergreen Indiana, the West Lafayette Library offers access to over 6 million books and other items found at over 100 Indiana public libraries - we'll be glad to help you use Evergreen Indiana if you have questions.

If the items you need are not available in our collection, the collections of Tippecanoe County Public Library or the Purdue University Library System, you can use our Interlibrary Loan Service to obtain materials from other libraries.

We are also available to help with computer/technology questions.

Public Meeting Rooms

The Library has two large meeting rooms, The Elm Room and The Walnut Room, which can be combined into an even larger meeting space. Each of these meeting rooms has a capacity of 50, with a combined capacity of 100. The Children's Program Room may also be scheduled for children's meetings and events. It is available regular hours except during storytimes and other Library events. Our Amphitheater may also be scheduled, subject to Administrative staff approval.Check the Library Meeting Room Use Policy and Operational Rules and Regulations for time limits and to see if your meeting/event is eligible for scheduling these spaces.

You may schedule space for a meeting/event by filling out a meeting room request form below. Please call us at (765) 743-2261 if you have any questions.

Wireless Access

Wireless access to the Internet is available to our patrons. The network’s name is WL-Library. It is an open network, and as such there is no security for your computer. You are responsible for the security of your own machine.